The median salary was $61,700 in 2010 and employment is expected to grow 19% from 2010 to 2020, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Your salary potential depends on education, professional credentials, where you work and who you work for. Here are some sample pay ranges of specific job titles:

“The entire course gives you a lot of credibility. When I go into interviews, employers are usually very impressed that I have been trained to become an Environmental Health Specialist. It has given me an edge and leg-up. Yeah, it was challenging but well worth it.”-Haliun Ayush, EPH 2011

REHS, or Registered Environmental Health Specialist, refers to two different things:

1. A professional license or certification which is required to work in some states.

2. A job title (often interchangeable with health inspector, sanitarian or sanitary inspector) of a person who conducts environmental health investigations, inspections or audits for a government agency (eg. a public health department) or for a private company (eg. a food manufacturing plant).

Watch this video to learn more about what it means to be a Registered Environmental Health Specialist!

Are you thinking about becoming an REHS?

Enroll in the Rutgers EPH summer career-prep program!

EPH gives you the in-depth training and hands-on field experience you need to launch your career. EPH also qualifies you to take the NJ REHS license – a nationally respected professional credential. And it does all this in only one summer.

Watch the video below to learn more about the EPH program, including firsthand accounts from EPH alumni!